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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Picture by Bertie - a retake of the classic illustration by Walter Crane.
Duration 3:15.
Based on the Charming version by the Victorian writer Andrew Lang.
Read by Natasha.
Once upon a time there were three bears, who lived together in a house of their own in a wood. One of them was a little, small wee bear; one was a middle-sized bear, and the other was a great, huge bear.
One day, after they had made porridge for their breakfast, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling. And while they were walking, a little girl came into the house. This little girl had golden curls that tumbled down her back to her waist, and everyone called her by Goldilocks.
Goldilocks went inside. First she tasted the porridge of the great, huge bear, and that was far too hot for her. And then she tasted the porridge of the middle bear, and that was too cold for her. And then she went to the porridge of the little, small wee bear, and tasted that. And that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right; and she liked it so well, that she ate it all up.
Then Goldilocks went upstairs into the bed chamber and first she lay down upon the bed of the great, huge bear, and then she lay down upon the bed of the middle bear and finally she lay down upon the bed of the little, small wee bear, and that was just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there until she fell fast asleep.
By this time, the three bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast.
“SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!” said the great huge bear, in his great huge voice.
“Somebody has been at my porridge!” said the middle bear, in his middle voice.
Then the little, small wee bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge pot, but the porridge was all gone.
“Somebody has been at my porridge, and has eaten it all up!” said the little, small wee bear, in his little, small wee voice.
Then the three bears went upstairs into their bedroom.
“SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!” said the great, huge bear, in his great, rough, gruff voice.
“Somebody has been lying in my bed!” said the middle bear, in his middle voice.
And when the little, small, wee bear came to look at his bed, upon the pillow there was a pool of golden curls, and the angelic face of a little girl snoring away, fast asleep.
“Somebody has been lying in my bed, and here she is!” Said the little, small wee bear, in his little, small wee voice.
Goldilocks jumped off the bed and ran downstairs, out of the door and down the garden path. She ran and she ran until she reached the house of her grandmama. When she told her grandmama about the house of the three bears who lived in the wood, her granny said: “My my, what a wild imagination you have, child!”
(Updated with shorter version September, 13, 2016).
The Gingerbread Man - Storynory
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This is the fast paced tale of the Gingerbread Man who leapt out of the oven and ran away.
In the 1890 version by Joseph Jacobs, the hero was Johnny-Cake, but we have changed him to the more familiar Gingerbread Man.
Duration 8 Minutes. Read by Natasha.
Once upon a time there was an old man, an old woman, and a little boy. One morning the old woman made some gingerbread in the shape of a man. She added icing for his hair and clothes, and little blobs of dough for his nose and eyes. When she put him in the oven to bake, she said to the little boy, "You watch the gingerbread man while your grandfather and I go out to work in the garden."
So the old man and the old woman went out and began to dig potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven. But he started to day dream, and didn’t watch it all of the time. All of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped a gingerbread man, and went rolling along end over end towards the open door of the house. The little boy ran to shut the door, but the gingerbread man was too quick for him and rolled through the door, down the steps, and out into the road long before the little boy could catch him.
The little boy ran after him as fast as he could manage, crying out to his grandfather and grandmother, who heard the noise, and threw down their spades in the garden to give chase too. The gingerbread man outran all three a long way, and was soon out of sight, while they had to sit down, all out of breath, on a bank to rest.
On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to two men digging a well who looked up from their work and called out, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"
He said, "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, and a little boy - and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
"You can, can you? We’ll see about that?" Said they, and so they threw down their picks and ran after him, but couldn’t catch up with him, and soon they had to sit down by the roadside to rest.
On ran the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to two men digging a ditch. "Where ye going, gingerbread man?" said they.
He said, "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, and two well diggers, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
"You can, can you? We’ll see about that!" said they, and they too threw down their spades, and ran after him.
The gingerbread man soon outstripped them also, and seeing they could never catch him, gave up the chase and sat down to rest.
On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to a bear. The bear said, "Where are ye going, gingerbread man?"
He said, "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, and two ditch diggers, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
"You can, can you?" Growled the bear. "We’ll see about that!" He trotted as fast as his legs could carry him after the gingerbread man, who never stopped to look behind him. Before long the bear was left so far behind that he saw he might as well given up the hunt at the start, so he stretched himself out by the roadside to rest.
On went the gingerbread man and by-and-by he came to a wolf. The wolf said, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"
He said, "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, and a bear, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
"You can, can you?" Snarled the wolf.
"We’ll see about that!" So he set into a gallop after the gingerbread man, who went on and on so fast, that the wolf too saw there was no hope of overtaking him, and he too lay down to rest.
On went the gingerbread man, and by-and-by he came to a fox that lay quietly in a corner of the fence. The fox called out in a sharp voice, but without getting up, "Where ye going, gingerbread man?"
He said: "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, a bear, and a wolf, and I can outrun you too-o-o!"
The fox said, "I can’t quite hear you, gingerbread man. Won’t you come a little closer?" Turning his head a little to one side.
The gingerbread man stopped his race for the first time, and went a little closer, and called out in a very loud voice, "I’ve outrun an old man, an old woman, a little boy, two well diggers, two ditch diggers, a bear and a wolf, and I can outrun you too-o-o."
"I still can’t quite hear you. Won’t you come a little closer?" Said the fox in a feeble voice, as he stretched out his neck towards the gingerbread man, and put one paw behind his ear.
The gingerbread man came up close, and leaning towards the fox, screamed out "I’VE OUTRUN AN OLD MAN, AN OLD WOMAN, A LITTLE BOY, TWO WELL DIGGERS, TWO DITCH DIGGERS, A BEAR AND A WOLF, AND I CAN OUTRUN YOU TOO-O-O!"
"You can, can you?" Yelped the fox, and he snapped up the gingerbread man in his sharp teeth in the twinkling of an eye.
And that was the storynory of the gingerbread man. I think that the ending is rather sad, but Bertie doesn’t agree. He says that gingerbread is extremely tasty, and he doesn't blame that fox at all for wanting to eat it. I suppose he has a point, but then again, it’s not just any old piece of gingerbread that can run.
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This section of our site contains short stories by Russian writers for children of all ages.
Small works are more easily perceived by young readers. The child can listen to short stories to the end with pleasure. A little later, he himself will begin to read these small masterpieces of literature.
Parents often do not have enough time to read long books. For example, before going to bed or on the road. In these cases, our selection of short stories will be very useful to you.
In addition, short stories will help the child learn to retell texts:
— Before reading the story, explain to the child the meaning of all incomprehensible words and situations;
- After reading a short story, ask questions to find out the degree of understanding of the text. If the child is not ready to retell the text in full, then you can start with a partial retelling. For example, you tell the text, and the child completes individual words or sentences.
- Then ask them to retell the text on their own. If difficulties arise, then your tips and leading questions will help to master the retelling!
- You can tell the text in turn.
So you teach your child not only to talk, but also to listen carefully.
- The giant and the squirrel
Swedish fairy tale
A fairy tale about a giant who couldn't get enough and burst out of greed. "The Giant and the Squirrel" read Once upon a time there was a giant. He ate seven bowls of porridge, drank seven cups of milk, but still remained hungry. So I went ...
- Roderick the father of walruses
Scottish fairy tale
The sea king had many beautiful children. When his wife died, the king married another, and the stepmother hated his children... "Roderick the father of walruses" read In the sea off the western coast of Scotland in the old days they swam and frolicked...
- The shepherd and the king of the elves
shepherd Lasse, his mother died a long time ago, his father married another woman, but also died. And Lasse was left alone with his stepmother.
She was an evil woman and starved her stepson ... "The shepherd and ... - Family feud
Irish fairy tale
A fairy tale about how the most friendly couple in the area quarreled over a trifle. "Family strife" read And now I'll tell you for edification a short, funny family story, which, of course, will never happen in your happy home ...
- The history of one city
A satirical novel-chronicle of the conditional Russian city of Glupov and the rule of grotesque, disgusting and intimidating city governors. From the publisher For a long time already I had the intention to write the history of some city (or region) in a given period of time, but various circumstances prevented this ...
- Running on the waves
Grin A.S.
This is a romantic story about how important it is to follow the goal without giving up and not paying attention to various life obstacles.
The protagonist, chasing a dream, goes through many adventures, in which he is assisted by the legendary patroness of sailors…. - First love
Turgenev I.S.
The story of the first youthful love and adult relationship between the heroine and Volodya's father. The author shows the character of the heroine not from the best side: she is cunning, prudent. In addition to Volodya, she had several other potential suitors ... Dedicated to P. V. Annenkov ....
- Arena
Frederic Brown
A fantastic story about an irreconcilable war between the inhabitants of the earth and aliens. Pilot Carson and the Alien are at war for the future of civilization and whoever wins will grant great prosperity and existence to this civilization. "Arena" read Carson...
- Flowers last mile
Pushkin A.S.
Flowers are the last mile Luxurious first-born of the fields.
They are dull dreams. They awaken more alive in us. So sometimes the hour of separation is more alive than a sweet date. - Pugachev
Esenin S.A.
Anatoly Mariengof I. Pugachev's appearance in the town of Yaik Pugachev Oh, how tired and how my leg hurts... The road to a terrible space neighs. Luna,…
- On the Kulikov field
Blok A.A.
Part 1 The river spread out. It flows, lazily sad And washes the banks. Above the meager clay of the yellow cliff In the steppe, haystacks are sad. Oh, my Rus'! My wife! Painfully, a long path is clear to us! Our path - with an arrow of the Tatar ancient will Pierced our chest. Our path is the steppe, our path ...
- Poems about spring for children 3-4-5 years old
Poems about spring for children 3-4-5 years old
Welcome to the section of our site devoted to poems about spring for children 3-5 years old! Spring is the time of the year when everything wakes up from hibernation, the earth begins to turn green, flowers bloom, and birds return from .
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- 1 - Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault
A short tale about a trusting girl and a cunning gray wolf. Disobeying her mother, the girl turns off the road and talks to a stranger - a gray wolf ... "Little Red Riding Hood" read Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her mother loved her without memory, and her grandmother ...
- 2 - Kolobok
Russian folk tale
The tale about Kolobok is found in Russian and Ukrainian folklore, and also has analogues in fairy tales of many other nations. Our site presents a version of a folk tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Gingerbread Man" read Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman. Here...
- 3 - Three little pigs
Mikhalkov S.
A fairy tale about three little pigs who built houses for themselves. One brother built a house out of straw, another out of twigs and twigs, and a third out of bricks.
"Three Little Pigs" read Once upon a time there were three little pigs in the world. Three brothers. All… - 4 - The turnip
Russian folk tale
The turnip is a famous fairy tale for the little ones with a lot of repetitions. The child quickly remembers the sequence of presentation and a simple plot. "Turnip" read Grandfather planted a turnip and says: - Grow a turnip, sweet, sweet! Grow big, big! A turnip has grown, sweet and big, big….
- 5 - Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault
The tale of an unusual cat that was inherited by a younger brother from a miller's father. The young man at first was not very happy with his share of the inheritance, but the cunning and intelligent cat made him the richest man and son-in-law of the king ... "The cat in ...
- 6 - A wolf and seven kids
Russian folk tale
The story tells about an evil wolf who changed his voice, made his way into the goat's house and ate little kids.
But the mother goat will be able to save her children and get rid of the wolf. "The Wolf and the Seven Kids" read Once upon a time there was a goat with kids .... - 7 - The Wizard of the Emerald City
Volkov A.M.
"The Wizard of the Emerald City" - a fairy tale by Alexander Volkov written in 1939based on the fairy tale by the American writer Frank Baum "The Wise Man of Oz" with some changes. In 1959, a new edition of the book was published, significantly revised ...
- 8 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of Tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Swan Princess was created on the basis of the folk tale "Wonderful Sons". Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin enriched the folk work with new plot twists, ...
- 9 - Winnie the Pooh and all, all, all
Alan Milne
A cheerful and beloved fairy tale about Winnie the Pooh does not obey the laws of the fairy tale genre.
The tale is devoid of negative characters, the struggle between good and evil forces. The main characters of the tale are the toys of the boy Christopher, with whom amusing situations happen in a magical… - 10 - The Bremen town musicians and Livanov V.B.
The story of the animals and the young Troubadour who went to the city of Bremen to become street musicians. In the city they stopped in front of the royal castle. The king and princess came out onto the balcony of the palace, the townspeople ran to the square and it began ...
- 11 - Flower of seven flowers
Kataev V.P.
A fairy tale about a girl Zhenya, who was presented with a magic seven-flower flower. It had seven petals and could grant any seven wishes. Zhenya spent the first six wishes, but did not get any pleasure, and only made her last wish ...
- 12 - Three Bears
Russian folk tale
Three Bears - a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a house of bears.
There she behaved very rudely: without permission, she ate from every cup, sat on every chair, lay down in every bed, ... - 13 - Crocodile Gena and his friends
Uspensky E.N.
Tale about a lonely crocodile Gena. Coming home from work from the zoo, he was left alone and bored. Crocodile Gena decided to make friends with someone. He wrote an announcement that he was looking for friends, hung them around the city and…
- 14 - Hen Ryaba
Russian folk tale
Hen Ryaba is the first fairy tale-parable that mothers read to their babies. Children quickly grasp a simple plot and remember it by heart. Hen Ryaba read Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman. And they had Ryaba Hen. The chicken laid an egg, yes ...
- 15 - Geese-swans
Russian folk tale
Geese-swans - a fairy tale about how a boy was carried away by swan geese and his sister went to look for him.
The stove, apple tree and river helped the girl save her brother. Read the fairy tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Geese-swans" read There lived a man and a woman. At… - 16 - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of a poor fisherman who caught a golden fish in his net. The old man took pity on the fish, released it into the sea. For this, the fish promised to fulfill his every desire. The old man didn’t ask for anything, but when he returned home, he told about…
- 17 - The Frog Princess
Russian folk tale
The Frog Princess is a Russian folk tale where the main character, Ivan Tsarevich, married a frog by the will of fate. Ivan had no idea that his wife was Vasilisa the Wise, turned by Koshchei into a frog. Ivan hurried, burned the frog skin and had to...
- 18 - Masha and the Bear
Russian folk tale
Masha and the Bear is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a bear's hut.
The bear did not let Mashenka go home, however, the girl came up with a way to return to her grandparents. "Masha and ... - 19 - The Fox and the Crane
Russian folk tale
The Fox and the Crane is a fairy tale about friendship between a cunning fox and a clever crane. The crane could not eat the semolina porridge, which the Fox smeared on a plate. He invited her to his place and treated her to a delicious okroshka, which he put…
- 20 - The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tales about love that can overcome any trial and melt even an icy heart ! "The Snow Queen" read Table of contents: The first story, which tells about the mirror ...0003
- 21 - Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen
The fairy tale about Thumbelina is loved by children all over the world. A tiny girl born from a flower goes through many trials on the way to her happiness.
Fate rewards Thumbelina for her kind heart. The swallow that she had rescued earlier transfers… - 22 - The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen
A touching tale about the Little Mermaid's strong love for the prince. The little mermaid is ready to give up everything that is dear to her for the sake of the human soul and the love of the prince ... The fairy tale formed the basis of the plots of many films, cartoons and musicals. Little Mermaid read In the open…
- 23 - Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault
A fairy tale about a beautiful princess who was cursed by an offended fairy at a celebration in honor of her birth. The old fairy predicted the girl's death from a spindle prick, but the good fairy was able to commute the sentence. The girl did not die, but fell asleep on…
- 24 - Porridge from an ax
Russian folk tale
Porridge from an ax is a small fairy tale about a witty soldier.
The greedy old woman did not want to feed the soldier, but he outwitted her and got porridge with butter ... Read porridge from an ax The old soldier went on a visit. Tired in… - 25 - The ugly duckling
Hans Christian Andersen
A fairy tale about the miraculous transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The duckling was born unlike his brothers, the inhabitants of the poultry yard disliked him for his dissimilarity to the others. The duckling had to leave the house and go through many trials before he…
- 26 - Twelve months
Samuil Marshak
Do you know how many months there are in a year? - Twelve. And what are their names? — January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. As soon as one month ends, another immediately begins. And…
- 27 - The Princess and the Pea
Hans Christian Andersen
A short story about how a prince wants to marry a real princess.
One day, a girl knocked on the gate, who was soaked to the skin, but assured that she was a real princess. They let her in for the night, and the old queen arranged for her to be tested ...... - 28 - Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
Russian folk tale
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka is a fairy tale about how the younger brother disobeyed his sister, got drunk turning into a goat... Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka read Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, they had...
- 29 - Bean seed
Russian folk tale
The cockerel and the bean seed is a Russian folk tale about a rooster who was always in a hurry when he pecked at the seeds. The hen warned him all the time and asked him to peck more slowly. One day he choked on a bean seed and fell down. But the chicken…
- 30 - Fear has big eyes
Russian folk tale
Fear has big eyes — a short fairy tale about the fact that from fear you can see what was not really… (from M.
M. Serova’s collection) fear eyes are great to read Once upon a time there was an old grandmother, a granddaughter-laughter, a hen-klokhtushka and a mouse-leaf. Each… - 31 - Teremok
Russian folk audio fairy tale
Teremok is a short fairy tale for kids about a house that sheltered many animals. However, the tower could not accommodate a huge bear and broke.
- 32 - Sivka Burka
Russian folk tale
Sivka-Burka is a fairy tale about the adventures of Ivan the Fool and his gallant horse. Sivka Burka read The old man had three sons: two smart ones, and the third Ivanushka the Fool; day and night the fool is lying on the stove. The old man sowed wheat, and it grew ...
- 33 - Baba Yaga
Russian folk tale
A fairy tale about a girl who was able to get out of the clutches of Baba Yaga, thanks to the advice of her own aunt and a kind cat .
.. Baba Yaga read Once upon a time there was a husband and wife, and she was their daughter. The wife fell ill and died. Grieved, grieved… - 34 - The tale of the priest and his worker Balda
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of the stingy priest and resourceful worker Balda. Somehow Balda was hired for the service for three clicks on the forehead of the priest. When the time of reckoning was approaching, the priest decided to give Balda an impossible task in order to get rid of him. But Balda…
- 35 - Little Humpbacked Horse
Ershov P.
There was an old man in a village who had three sons. They grew wheat and sold it in the market. But then someone got into the habit of trampling wheat in the field at night ... Table of contents: Part one. A fairy tale begins...
- 36 - Alice in Wonderland
Carroll L.
An exciting story about a girl Alice, who met a talking White Rabbit and ended up in amazing worlds where she met very unusual characters.
.. Chapter 1. Down the rabbit hole Alice got bored sit with my sister idle on the shore ... - 37 - The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The tale of how a pilot, who remained a child at heart, met the Little Prince in the desert, who arrived from another planet. Table of contents: Dedication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter…
Thematic collections of the Literature section
This collection of short stories is for book lovers and book lovers who have little free time. In transport or in traffic, at lunchtime or at five minutes, in line or in the waiting room - read the classics. Here are seven stories by Anton Chekhov, Alexander Grin, Afanasy Fet, Vsevolod Garshin, Alexander Kuprin, Sergei Yesenin and Nikolai Leskov. Each piece is incredibly interesting and will not take you many hours.
Anton Chekhov
Conversation between a drunken man and a sober devil
Stories
Anton Chekhov's short story "A Conversation between a drunken man and a sober devil" is a miniature describing the meeting of a drunk retired collegiate secretary Lakhmatov who came to see him.
The uninvited guest turned out to be a talkative creature, moreover, experiencing the same infringements and inconveniences in the service as the owner of the feast.
Alexander Grin
Tramp and head of prison
Stories
Alexander Grin's miniature "The Tramp and the Warden" is based on a chance encounter between the warden of a provincial town and a vagrant prisoner - a kind of "ragged subject" who was brought to the head of Pinkerton to dig up the flower beds. The story was written and first published in 1924 in the collection Heart of the Desert.
Afanasy Fet
Cactus
Stories
The story "Cactus" by Afanasy Fet is dedicated to an autobiographical episode from the author's life dating back to 1856. The lyrical hero, on whose behalf the narration is being conducted, served in the guard in his youth and "lived on vacation in Moscow." There he met his longtime friend and classmate Apollon Grigoriev, who one day introduced him to the unique singing talent of the "Gypsy girl Stesha" from Ivan Vasilyev's choir.
Vsevolod Garshin
A very short novel
Stories
“A very short novel” — a story by Vsevolod Garshin. This is the appeal of the lyrical hero - "a young man on a wooden leg" - to the reader. He is a disabled veteran of the war, to which he volunteered to live up to the ideals of his bride, because "honest people back up their words with deeds." The bride did not keep her promise to marry the returned hero and preferred another to him.
Alexander Kuprin
The Miraculous Doctor
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“The Miraculous Doctor” is a touching Christmas story by Alexander Kuprin. Two boys from the impoverished Mertsalov family return home from the streets dressed up for the holiday to the basement, where their mother, a sick sister and a hungry baby are waiting for them. The head of a family in trouble, unable to help his relatives, runs away from home on a festive evening and accidentally meets a doctor who saves a sick child and the whole family, gives money and inspires courage in exhausted people.
This is akin to a miracle, which is emphasized in the title of the story. After the appearance of this extraordinary person, the impoverished, unsuccessful life of the Mertsalovs enters a prosperous course: the children recover, the father finds a place, the boys are placed in a gymnasium.
Sergei Yesenin
By White Water
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The story "By White Water" by Sergei Yesenin, the main character of which is the fisherman's wife Palaga, raises the complex theme of the moral conflict between spiritual purity and the sinfulness of carnal sensuality. The title of the story is associated with Belovodye, the legendary utopian land of freedom from Russian folk legends of the 17th-19th centuries, which, according to the Old Believers, was located somewhere in the East, and had the Bukhtarma Territory in Altai as its real prototype.
Nikolai Leskov
Dumb artist
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The plot of the story "The Dumb Artist" by Nikolai Leskov takes place in the fortress theater of the Oryol Count Kamensky, known for its cruelty.
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